Flytrap



March 4, 1930. I LM S 1,749,717

FLYTR'AP Filed Jan. 17,1929

' I :1 21 "r" i A ATTORNEY.

BY I

Patented Mar. 4, 1930 GEORGE? Plumes; or SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA FLYTRAP Application filed January 17, 1929.

This invention relates to improvements in insect or fly traps,v particularly adapted to be employed in connection with a window, door or the like, r Y

I eprimary object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character adapted to trap insects and flies or other vermin by first attracting to the trap and afterwards being killed.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character in which illuminating means is provided for alluring the vermin into the trap which may be filled with an insecticide or vermin destroying solution. 7

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is simple and easy in operation and which employs comparatively few parts to get out of order.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description forming a part of this specification and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal side elevation of the invention showing the manner in which the same is associated with a window frame or door.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal plan view of the invention showing the opening through which the flies are adapted to enter into the trap.

Figure 3 is an end view of the invention showing the manner in which the same is positioned relative to the window frame, and Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines 4-4 of Figure 1 showing the interior v of the trap and the arrangement of the trap and its baffles in relation to the window pane.

For the purpose of illustration attention is directed to the drawings, wherein the numeral 5 will generally be employedto designate a window amb or frame. Slidably mounted as in general practice in the side walls of the window frame 5 is a window sash 6 having the usual transparent glass pane 7. It is to be understood that a window frame and sash construction has been shown merely for the purpose ofillustration and that the invention may be mounted in the interi r of a Serial No. 333,121.

room without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In carrying out the invention a box like structure 8 is employed having a bottom 9, a top wall 10, end walls 11, and a front wall 12. The front wall 12 is adapted to be formed of transparent glass or a mirror slidabl'y' mounted in longitudinal grooves formed by the flanges 13. The flanges 13 are connected to the top and bottom walls 9 and 10 in close relation to an opening 14- which is approximately the same size as the glass plate 12.

The back wall or the wall which is placed in close proximity to the window 7, is formed by longitudinal strips 15 and 16 in spaced relation longitudinally to provide an opening 17 there-between. The lower longitudina'l strip 15 is adapted to be positioned in close proximity to the window pane 7, while the upper longitudinal strip 16 is spaced therefrom to afford an opening 18 which com- I nunicates with the opening 17, thereby allowing a passageway between the window pane 7 and the upper longitudinal wall 16. The lower longitudinal wall 15 is flanged as at 19 to prevent insects and flies from crawling up the longitudinal wall 15 and onto the window pane 7 which would allow an escape for the flies and insects. 4

Electric lamps20 may be inserted through the end walls 11 and they are held in place by suitable bushings 21 through which the electric cables 22' are adapted to pass, for causing a current to pass through the electric bulbs, thereby illuminating the same.

The'box' like structure 8 may be secured in place upon a window, door or the like by nails or screws as may be desired,

For the purpose of the operation of the device attention is directed to Figure 4 wherein is better shown the interior of the trap. The electric lamps 20' are adapted to illuminate the interior of the trap, and projeot-rays of light through the glass plate 12 in the'front of the box like structure 8. Flies and insects are attracted by the light and are collected on the top wall 10, where they discover the opening 18 and venture" forth down the longitudinal wall 16. In their down ward travel they encounter e ec ric bulbs 20 and the heat therefrom and are excited thereby. The opening 17 is so small that the flies and insects do not find it possible to pass out thereof and they are also prevented from crawling up the window pane 7 by the flange 19 which forms a restricted passageway'between the wall 15 and the longitudinal wall 16.

A vermin destroying solution may be contained in the lowermost portion of the box like structure 8 for killing the flies after they have been trapped.

Having thus described the invention, it is to be understood that the illustrations shown in the drawings may be modified in relation 7 to size and shape without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims, and it will be understood that the trap may be used at the top of a window or door by reversing the upper and lower parts of the trap.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a box like structure, including top, bottom and end walls, a transparent plate slidably mounted between the top and bottom walls, forming the front wall of the box like structure, a pair of longitudinal strips mounted in spaced relation on the opposite side of said box like structure, one of said longitudinal strips having a longitudinal flange extending window or door, and means for illuminating the interior of the box like structure.

4. In combination with a window or door, a box like structure, having open front and rear walls, said box like structure being positioned in close relation to the window or door, a lower flanged longitudinal strip formed on the lower wall and in close proxinterior-1y into the box like structure, whereby a baffle plate is formed to prevent the escape of insects from the interior of the box like structure, and illuminating means mounted in the box like structure for attract-- ing flies and insects to the opening formed by the spaced longitudinal strips.

2. In combination with a window or door, a box like structure having top, bottom and end walls, a transparent plate s'lidablymounted between the top and bottom walls, of the box like structure, a pair of spaced longitudinal strips mounted on the opposite side of the transparent plate, for forming the rear 'wall of the box like structure, one of .said longitudinal strips being flanged in wardly to prevent the escape of insects from the box. like structure, and the other longitudinal strip being positioned in spaced relation from the door or window whereby a longitudinal opening is provided into the interior of the box like structure.

3. In combination with a window or door, a box like structure positioned in close proximity thereto, said box like structure having a pair of spaced longitudinal strips for forming an opening into the interior of the box like structure, one of said longitudinal strips being mounted in spaced relation to the window or door, the other longitudinal striphaving a flange extending into the box like structure for-preventing the escape of insects after 7 they have entered the opening formed by the other longitudinal strip spaced from the 

